Variations for Piano, Op. 27
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Variations for Piano, Op. 27 is a concise twelve-tone piano composition by Anton Webern, noted for its extreme economy of material and crystalline serialist structure.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical composition
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piano composition ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Second Viennese School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | Webern Op. 27 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completionYear | 1936 ⓘ |
| composer | Anton Webern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compositionYear | 1935 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Austria ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Eduard Steuermann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | serialism ⓘ |
| hasForm | variation form ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 20th-century classical music ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Arnold Schoenberg
NERFINISHED
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twelve-tone method of composition ⓘ |
| key | atonal ⓘ |
| languageOfTempoMarkings | German ⓘ |
| movement |
I. Sehr mäßig
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II. Sehr schnell ⓘ III. Ruhig fließend ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
concise duration
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crystalline serialist structure ⓘ extreme economy of material ⓘ |
| notableFor |
compact motivic development
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pointillistic texture ⓘ |
| numberOfMovements | 3 ⓘ |
| opusNumber | Op. 27 ⓘ |
| partOf | Webern’s late works NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeInComposerOutput | Webern’s only published work for solo piano ⓘ |
| premieredBy | Eduard Steuermann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereYear | 1937 ⓘ |
| publisher | Universal Edition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scoredFor | solo piano ⓘ |
| structure | theme and variations ⓘ |
| style | modernist ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
serialism
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twelve-tone technique ⓘ |
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